overview of cmap randy blankenhorn executive director
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Overview of CMAP
Randy BlankenhornExecutive Director
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About CMAP
• Established in 2005 by the State of Illinois with support from the region’s mayors.
• Central purpose is to better integrate planning for land use and transportation.
• The Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission (NIPC) and Chicago Area Transportation Study (CATS) have been consolidated within CMAP.
• New, streamlined regional agency serves seven counties that make up the third largest U.S. metropolitan region
– Cook, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties
– 279 municipalities– Numerous school, park, and sanitary
districts, along with other agencies
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CMAP Strategic Report
• Submitted on September 1, 2006, to Governor Blagojevich and the General Assembly
• Articulates the CMAP Board’s vision for the new agency
• Provides a strategy for governance
• Calls for an adequate, stable source of funding
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Population & Employment
The region is at a crossroads, with 2 million additional residents and 1.2 million more jobs projected by 2030. Working together as a region, we can shape these trends instead of passively letting them shape our communities.
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Traffic & Congestion
The region’s residents spend 253 million hours and 151 million gallons of fuel sitting in traffic jams, at a cost to the region of $4 billion annually.
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Land Use & Natural Resources
Natural resources are abundant but under increasing pressure in the region. If decentralized, low-density development trends continue, by 2030 an additional 337,000 acres will be developed — an area the size of Kane County.
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A Capital Plan for Illinois
• Transportation is the economy’s backbone, but resources lag behind expenses: Of $60 billion expected for transportation in the region through 2030, more than 75 percent of the funds are needed just to maintain the current system.
• Transportation influences whether companies and individuals perceive northeastern Illinois as a desirable place to work and live.
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Housing
• The lack of affordable housing near major employment centers contributes to traffic congestion, among other negative effects.
• Housing costs for owner-occupied units increased 35 percent in the Chicago area from 2000 to 2004, yet household incomes increased only 5 percent.
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Water Supply
• Lake Michigan is one of the world’s largest fresh-water resources, serving much of the region’s water needs.
• However, the 2020 population forecasts indicate as many as 23 townships may suffer water deficits of varying severity over the next 25 years.
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Proposed CMAP Committee Structure